Valve for high-pressure gas container



July 12, 1950 M. JAsKARzEc VALVE Foa HIGH-PRESSURE GAS commmz Filed Sept. 23, 1957 MMPI llllll (l Il V r l r lvrlvnmw r1 fraf '2,944,567 ce li liftenptef1 July .12, leso VALVE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE GAS CONTAINER Maurice Jaskarzec, 9 ter Rue Lucien Sampaix, Paris, France Filed Sept. 23, 1957, Ser. No. 685,495

Claims priority, application France Sept. 22, 195,6

3 Claims. (Cl.'137-62 S.3)

cylinders, for example .of CO27 generally necessitate the` use of expansion valves for the use of the gas at low pressure andrin small quantities, as is precisely necessary in the various uses of CO2 under pressure, for example for the ination of tyres or pneumatic mattresses and canoes, or even for the atomisation ,of a liquid Vor' pulverulent product. A v ,I l

Now expansion valves are delicate, expensive and bulky apparatuses. Thus the. necessity of their'` use is a particularly irksome disadvantage on ismall compressed gas cartridges or cylinders.' Y j This is why the present inventionhas for its objecta valve stopper for cylinders or cartridges of .gas ,under pressure, having the purpose of permitting fa small de# livery of ygas without using an expansion valve., This stopper also has the object of permitting regulation ofthe j invention has .the lobject kof rendering possible the use of small cylinders of` CO2 under high pressure, without expansionfvalve, for various uses'requiring a small dein which there ,is disposed a resilient ring jointS. This of the pushrod, Ythis hole or'these holes is or are situated vbeyond the joint, and ycommunicate with `the interior of the cartridge, which permits direct communication b'etween the cartridge `and the exterior. IThis thus permits iilling very easily and rapidly cantridges equipped with -a stopper according Vto the invention, after the push rod has been pushed in fully.

The invention will be better understood fromthe following description of an embodiment of valve stopper. This description is Vgiven with reference Vto the accompanying drawing, given simply by way of non-limitative example, yand wherein:

Figure l is an axial section of such a stopper, its members being in the rest position;

Figures 2 and 3 are partial views in axial section of the same stopper, the movable members of which are represented respectively in the opening and in the filling of the container.

This stopper comprises a body 1 provided with an axial bore 2 passing through it from end to end. VIn this bore thereis mounted for sliding a push rod 3, one endSa of which extends to the interior of thecylinder or cartridge 4,- on the orifice of which the stopper :is mounted. This end 3a is threaded and ycarries a metallic element 5 comprising a blind tapped hole 6 for screwing onto this end. r[The lowerpart of this blind hole forms lan internal cavity remaining free ,after mounting ofthe .piece 5 on the end 3a of `thefpush rod.Y

The'innervend ofthe body-1 comprises a groove k7 joint is held ink place by a nut or by fitting ofithe lower edge 9 of thefbody 1. The internal wall oi theV .joint 8 bears in sealingfashion about the push rod 3.

Facingthe joint 8, the upper face of the piece' 5 carries a circular vrib v10 adapted to bear against this joint, in order tol close the cartridge in a perfectly gas-tight fashion;

The push' rod comprises an axial b ore 11 passing ogtlirough it Afrom end to end,Y and its end :6a carries a Yhollow rneedle 12 communicating with this bore. This needle also opens into the internal cavity 6 of the piece 5. A longitudinal recess 13 is provided in :the threading of the end`3a of the pushfrod, this recess constituting livery 0f :sas: 'inatom ireextinguishing, Vatcmisatiotl,

etc. l I v u n The valve stopper according to the `invention is characterised in that its valve is Vconstituted bya member carried by a hollow rod mounted for sliding inthe body of `the stopper "and forming a control push rod 'for separating the valvefrom its seating, this valve being hol-V low and itsinternal cavity communicating on the one hand with the hollow rod which opens to the exterior and encloses a hollow capillary needle, land on the `other hand with the interior vof -the container when the Valve. Vis separated from its `seating again'stappropriate yresilient means tendingnormally to hold the valve on its seating.

Thus when the valve is separated from its seating, the gas can pass into the internal cavity thereof, whereafter it must pass through the hollow needle to reach the exterior,v passing through the axial bore of the push rod.v

Under these circumstances lthe expansion of the gas is ensured under optimum conditions, by virtue of the hollow Y valve stopper according to the present invention, the pushVv rod comprises one or more radial holes opening into itsA axial 4bore at such a point that after complete pushing inv afree passage communicating withthe enclosed space 6.

IThis ypassageopens tothe surface' ofthe push rod by.;a f

.communicate with the `interior of the'container when the rib 10 is applied against the joint 8, `thatis to say when the valve is closed.

.. The valve is held in thisv position by -a helical spring 16 mounted about the *pushV rod 31a-between `a shoulder 3h of the outer end of the latter and .a shoulder l1a fof Y theebody 1. Y v

lFinally the push rod comimises'Y one or mora-radial i holes i7 opening into the axial bore 11. This hole or vthey come beyound the joint 8. These holes 17 then Y place the bore 11 in direct communication with the inter- "ior of the cartridge 4.Y Thus the cartridge communicates directly with the exterior through a passage of normal section, permitting its easy yand rapid iilling without dismantling of any part.

The present device is obviously controlled by partialy -'pushing in of the Vpushrod 3. In fact this pushing in Yseparates the piece 5 from the joint v8. Nowjas soon as the rib 10 is separated from this joint the compressed 'gas of the cartridge can pass into the recess 13a-14 to 'internal section of extremely small diameter, so that the delivery of gas may be as small as desired. -The gas expands into the boreY 11 of greater diameter than the needle, then into the' channels leading to the jet 0r other member for use of the apparatus to which the gas cartridge is applied. Thus the expansion of the gas is ensured without necessitating the presence of a special expansion Valve,

-T his is particularly advantageous since the present device is of small bulk and is inexpensive.

Naturally the magnitude of the gas delivery can be regulated according to the circumstances involved, by the provision of a hollow needle 12 of greater or smaller internal section. The needle 12 may have an in- 'ternal diameter of 0.1 mm. and an external diameter of 0.4 mm., so that the device is of very small bulk, and is very light.

This device has the advantage of permitting of obtaining a very small delivery of gas, avoiding any Wastage of gas and rendering possible the prolonged use of any apparatus with intermittent function, using a cartridge of compressed gas, for example a projection or atomisation apparatus, a spray, a portable tyre-inator, etc.

In order to iarrest the escape of the gas, it is sufficient to release the push rod 3. The pressure of the gas on the valve body returns it to its seating, pressing the rib upon the joint 8. This action is further reinforced by the action of the return spring 16, which ensures rapid and perfectly gas-tight closure, even if the pressure on the interior of the cylinder has decreased considerably.

Thus the stopper avoids any leakage or escape, as the gas can only issue when the push rod is voluntarily pushed in for a specific useful purpose. Thus this stopper permits of using cylinders or cartridges of gas under pressure in association with sprays or atomisers, or other devices which must be able to operate for a long period,

for more orv less frequent and intermittent periods of use. Said stopper also permits of obtaining for a long period refrigeration through gas expansion, due to the small delivery of gas from the stopper.

Finally, as has already been indicated, the present Vvalve stopper permits very easy lling of :the cartridges on which it is mounted. In fact the complete pushing in, and not partial pushing in, of the push rod 3 permits of causing Vthe cartridge to communicate with the exterior through -one or more holes 17 of relatively large diameter (see let passage of relatively small diameter and mounted for sliding movement in an axial bore of said body, said shank extending beyond said bore into a high pressure inlet area, a valve member screwed on theinner end of said valve shank and formed with a blind axial cavity in which extends the corresponding smooth portion of said shank soas to` leave between it and the wall an annular chamber of relatively small cross-sectional area, a narrow lateral longitudinal passage formed between the screw-threaded portion of said sliding shank and the tapped portion ofsaid valve member, said narrow passage extending from said annular chamber and opening into the upper face of said valve member, said valve member movable between a valve opening and a valve closing position, an annular sealing gasket retained in an annular groove formed in the lower end portion of said hollow body land seated on said valve member when the la-tter is in valve closing position, thereby acting jointly as a sealing packing around said sliding shank, as a seat for said valve member and, in its valve closing condition, resilient means disposed between said sliding shank andsaid hollow body for urging said valve member to its valve closing seated position, whereby when said shank is depressed Iagainstthe resistance of said resilient means and against the fluid pressure -acting against the bottom of said valve member, said valve member will be unseated to move into the valve opening position and enable a thin stream of iluid from said high pressure inlet area to flow through said narrow passage in which its output is controlled and its pressure reduced by the resulting throttling action, whereafter said iiuid expands slightly in said annular chamber and said end axial Ycavity of .said valve member, and subsequently flows through theV axial passage of said sliding valve shank Without undergoing any detrimental expansion during the whole of this path, and finally penetrates into said that a partial sinking thereof which permits a normal Y utilizationV of the device, will ensure the preliminary obturation of said hole, whereas a moreopronounced sinking of said Vshank will cause said holeV `and said axial outlet passage to move past said sealing gasket thereby placing said hole Vand said axial outlet passage in direct communication with said high pressure area.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 769,688 Cederstrom Sept. 13, 1904 2,035,953 Fernholz Mar. 31, 1936 2,631,814 Abpianaip Mar. 17, 1953 2,686,652 Carlsonet al. Aug-17, 1954 

